Overview
Salary Range: £11.68 – £12.01 per hour
We’re hiring a Cafe Support Worker.
We’re looking for individuals with catering experience with a can-do attitude and a desire to help someone live a full life!
This inspiring and interesting role combines the opportunity to utilise and develop your catering experience with empowering people with a learning disability to reach their goal of achieving paid employment.
The Barn Cafe at Grimsbury Farm (in Kingswood, Bristol) offers employment training to people with learning disabilities who want a career in catering or hospitality
The cafe's opening hours are 8.30-4.30 and you will work a range of hours across 7 days a week. The support you provide will be centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs. You may need to support with personal care and medication needs.
Benefits:
Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £11.68 – £12.01 p/h)
Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
On-going training and career development including professional qualifications
Contributory Pension
We cover the cost of DBS checks
Rota's are planned in advance
Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings.
Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership
Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment
Access to wellbeing helplines.
Health Cash Plan
Your Responsibilities
Have good communication skills.
Have a positive and patient approach.
Be resilient and respect people’s differences.
Able to build relationships based on trust, respect and consideration.
A catering qualification or catering experience in a commercial / business setting.
Experience of working in or running a small business is desirable.
Understanding and knowledge of employment support and employment training for people with learning disabilities will be an advantage.
Brandon exists to enable children, young people and adults with a learning disability, autism, or both, to live life in the way they choose. We provide high-quality, individualised support to around 1,600 people and have a staff team of over 2,000. Operating across southern England and London, support is provided by a widely dispersed workforce, including public spaces and the homes of the people we support.
Job Title: Cafe Support Worker – Grimsbury Farm
